Famous life · 1843
The sexton's house where Koidula was born
Johann Voldemar Jannsen was born near Vändra in 1819, the son of a miller. His father died when the boy was seven, so he herded cattle while he went to school. From 1838 he worked at Vändra church, first as organist and then as sexton and schoolmaster. In the sexton's house here in Kirikumõisa his first child, Lydia, was born in 1843. In 1850 the family moved to Pärnu. Jannsen went on to found the newspaper Postimees and the first song festival and to write the words of the future national anthem. His daughter became the poet Lydia Koidula. A memorial stone by Juhan Raudsepp now marks the site of the old sexton's house.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Johann Voldemar Jannsen sündis 1819. aastal Vändra lähedal mölder isa pojana. Isa suri, kui poiss oli seitsmeaastane, ja nii pidi ta kooli kõrvalt karja hoidma. Alates 1838. aastast töötas ta Vändra kirikus, algul oreliülemana, siis köstri ja kooliõpetajana. Siin Kirikumõisa köstrimajas sündis 1843. aastal tema esimene laps Lydia. 1850. aastal kolis pere Pärnu. Jannsen asutas hiljem ajalehe Postimees ja esimese laulupeo ning kirjutas tulevase hümni sõnad. Tema tütrest sai luuletaja Lydia Koidula. Endise köstrimaja asukohta tähistab nüüd Juhan Raudsepa mälestuskivi.
Source: Wikipedia: Johann Voldemar Jannsen (en) and Lydia Koidula (et). ↗